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Some US lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised the Trump adminisration’s reported plan to curb H-1B visa extensions that could result in self- deportation of an estimated 500,000-750,000 Indian Americans, saying the move would drain America of talent.

The proposed US Bill — Protect and Grow American Jobs — is riddled with “onerous conditions” and places “unprecedented obligations” on both Indian IT companies and clients using H-1B visas, software body Nasscom has cautioned.

A key Congressional committee has passed a legislation that proposes to increase the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders from USD 60,0000 to USD 90,000 and imposes a number of restrictions on the work visa that is popular among Indian IT professionals.

California-headquartered customer experience software and services company [24]7 said it will hire more than 3,000 Digital Chat Agents (DCAs) in FY 2018 across its Bengaluru and Hyderabad delivery centres.

The Trump administration today welcomed IT giant Infosys’ decision to hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years as a “political victory”, saying it was a result of the US government’s “pro-growth economic agenda.”